Park & garden · Samarkand
Alisher Navoi Central Park
The 1886 city garden at the green heart of the centre
Hotel · Samarkand
Zarafshon Parkside
A five-star boutique hotel in a 1959 building that has been completely rebuilt, 150 m from Navoi Park and 350 m from University Boulevard, with a lounge bar, restaurant and pool.
Zarafshon Parkside is a five-star boutique hotel in central Samarkand. According to the hotel, the building first went up in 1959 and has since been completely rebuilt and reimagined, and the hotel bills itself as one of the most recognisable in Uzbekistan.
It stands on Abdurakhmon Jomiy Street just 150 m from the Alisher Navoi Central Park, hence the 'Parkside' in its name. As the crow flies, University Boulevard is about 350 m away, the Amir Temur Monument 600 m, Gur-e-Amir about 1 km and the Registan 1.7 km.
Guests have a lounge bar and restaurant, a seasonal pool, a gym, a terrace and a conference room; breakfast is a buffet and there are family rooms. Transfers from the railway station can be arranged.
Amenities
- Wi-Fi
- Parking
- Pool
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Transfers
- Air conditioning
- Terrace
- Family rooms
Information checked: October 2026. Prices and hours can change — call ahead before you go. We do not take bookings: contact the venue directly.
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